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Romkugler are a handy Danish way of using up leftover pastries, cakes and buns (yes, some people do have leftover pastries, cakes and buns sometimes). Most recipes call for rum flavouring – the rom in the name – but you can replace with vanilla or […]

My new Christmas book has just been released in the UK and should be available elsewhere very soon. Here’s what it includes: The Christmas Pantry Advent Gatherings (æbleskiver, canapés, glögg, lussebullar, etc) Biscuits and edible gifts (chocolate balls, klejner, serinakaker, ginger biscuits and more) Christmas […]

Today, Twitter started tweeting tweets at me saying stuff like, ‘The hygge backlash has begun’ and ‘Smug Danes’. Twitter does this sometimes, and I cannot help but look because, well, curiosity. And so I discovered that someone from Time Out has written an article called Hygge is a waste of […]

I love brownies and I love sweets. Swedish Polly are a particular weakness of mine – milk chocolate-covered marshmallows (made from vanilla, arrack and toffee). They’re chewy and extremely moreish – so I paired the two! This recipe is super-easy to make, and if you […]

This is a question I get asked so much that I decided to write my definitive explanation to how to pronounce the word ‘hygge’. If you’re not sure what hygge is, then start with my guide then come back to learn how to say it so […]

This is a recipe from my first book, The ScandiKitchen, and there was no discussion about whether it should be included or not. Janssons frestelse – Jansson’s Temptation – is a non-negotiable part of the Swedish Christmas smörgåsbord. It’s unusual for what is essentially a […]

Our favourite Swedish cheese, Västerbotten, is known as the King of Cheese – because it’s utterly delicious. It was created in 1872 by mistake when dairymaid Ulrika Eleonora Lindström was wooed by the milkman and accidentally left the cheese at the Burträsk Dairy to spoil while she went out […]

Move over Volvo – Ahlgrens Bilar are the biggest selling cars in Sweden! They’re a deliciously chewy, fruity mallow sweet, and also tiny, so you don’t eat too many. Ahem. My daughters had a school bake sale, so I made these Rice Krispie treats using […]

You’ve probably heard about Swedish Lenten buns called semlor – which are ever so popular, even outside Sweden. However, Danes often make this version called fastelavnsboller. If you aren’t into marzipan and whipped cream, then this is the Lenten bun for you. A fastelavnsboll is eaten on the Monday […]

Here’s my recipe for the best ever Swedish cinnamon buns called kanelbullar, which we sell in ScandiKitchen every day and I’ve made on the telly a couple of times. Fresh yeast isn’t easy to get hold of in the UK – we sell it online along […]